Dell XPS 15 9550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS 15 9550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0N7TVV
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime20.8 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 21:22
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Memory 61.9
1-Core 19.8
2-Core 49.1
31% 43.6 Pts
4-Core 75.2
8-Core 102
11% 88.6 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.34% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 2.09
2% 7.1 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.96
3% 3.56 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.34%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DU7 NV 1TB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 490 744 802 809 1002 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 1,178
Write 1,177
Mixed 866
SusWrite 766
224% 997 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 31.6
99% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 221
165% 220 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 135%
Great: 227%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 119 122 123 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
68% Good
Read 116
Write 136
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 120
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.6
209% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 68%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 20.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 15 9550

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